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Thursday, January 15, 2009

It probably glows in the dark too...

Please don't go thinking this is the kind of trees that grows in Paris! Like the one I showed you a few days ago, this Christmas tree is off duty for the season and quite frankly I'm not too surprised it ended up in the trash. I can tell you I was not the only one who stared at it for a moment this morning (I think I'm the only one who took a photo of it though ;). Well, I understand it's much less attractive than yesterday's scene (thank you for all your nice comments BTW), but you've got to admit I made my best to remain in the same color scheme!

Thanks? Eric! Actually, yes, thanks - we want to see it all, the good, the bad, and the ugly of Paris. I can just hear the other onlookers now, telling their friends over a nice aperitif - "and I guess that the guy liked it so much, he took out a really nice camera and carefully took a photo of it!"

But ... you're seeing the tree out of context. Maybe with the ornaments it had and the room in which it was placed, it was the most magnificent thing ever. I'm just saying ... on the street it's a little weird, in its element, who knows?

I like it. I agree that it looks like something from the world of Dr. Seuss, and isn't the world of Dr. Seuss wonderful and imaginative and creative and inspiring? I think Cottage is right, seen in the proper context it was probaby amazing. I can see it in my mind, all fluffed out and full of ornaments coordinated in the perfect color scheme. I can't see what the scheme is, that depends on the person. Personally I'd be off-setting the firey orange with "cool" colors, shades of blues and violets. Magnificent!

What a great bunch of comments about a super photo (once again, Eric, in the right place and not afraid to use that camera)!Christie, Carrie, Suzy, uselaine, from cali (GF!) -- you're all so funny and perceptive, and I agree 100%. Haven't seen anything like this in NYC—and may I just say how very grateful I am? I thought it was the French who held the monopoly on all things tasteful. Gee, Eric, I guess now you'll show me a photo that proves there's no Santa Claus!

Ange (de Montmartre), "They were all over the city, in every color and hue." Merci, for sharing that. I did not know that. What a strange Christmas interior decoration trend. But, having a "dead" tree in your home for a month or so is also strange.

Eric, I like the angle of your shot. It looks like the tree is alive and walking? crawling? towards you.

The tree is a little wilted and that gives it a spookey effect -- yeah, like Halloween! Maybe it was a combination holiday tree. hahahahaha

Sue..."Sesame Street"--I thought the same thing. lol This would be the kind of tree Elmo would certainly appreciate...and perhaps did. lol Eric, you do bring it. I love the way you described this "off duty for the season" tree, too. ;-)

Miguel...left you a reply to yesterday's great tune for the sunrise. Merci.

What the FLOCK? HeheheI'm with soosha, I like it! Makes one wonder...like did someone drop it from Mars or did it come from the sea ie,a sea creature(coral reef). Would have loved to have seen the way it was decorated!

Eric, for me the best part of this post is your description of the scene "...I was not the only one who stared at it for a moment this morning (I think I'm the only one who took a photo of it though)..." You really had me laughing as I pictured a group of people standing there scratching their heads while you pulled out your trusty camera.

The holiday season just sort of deflates slowly, doesn't it? Trees by the garbage, all those inflatable snowmen and reindeer and other stuff disappear from front yards little by little. You don't see such oddities in Paris, I'm sure.

It will be -20 F by the morning again here. Nobody will be outside taking photos of trees, I'll bet.

Ohhh...that tree wasn't slaughtered soon enough!! Sad though...a noble tree that grew to be a ball of orange gunk, sort of like taking an elephant and putting it in a ballet tutu and making it perform in the circus. You can probably tell that I am not a fan of the circus or of zoos.

Yes, a USAir jet went down in the river. First report is that a flock of geese flew up into the engines. Absolutely amazing that nobody died. The films of the plane literally floating in the river with passengers standing out on the wings is one of the amazing sights you'll remember your entire life. We can all be thankful for the miracle of survival on this one. Wow. Sick at home all week and -20 F outside is not bad compared to standing on the wing of a floating airliner in a frigid river in the winter.

Absolutely Jeff. I remember the Potomac crash in 82 I think? Another thing to be thankful for is that the river Hudson was not iced over like the Potomac. I believe, even so, the temperature in NY is -6 C at the moment so these people must have been freezing. Some being treated for hypothermia. Pilot being hailed as a hero for bringing it down so (relatively) safely.